Glass-cylinder-handling truck



April 13 1926.

U. 0. WRIGHT ET AL' GLASS CYLINDER HANDLING TRUCK Filed August 21 1924 gal? Patented Apr. 1 3,

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I emsstmanmnmm T'Rtroitf Application filed August 21, 1924. Serial No. 733,4;4.

T0 (ZZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that We,'UR.1A HI Q. WRIGHT and CHARLES H. NVRioHT, citizens "of; the United States, and residents of Clarksburg, in the county of Harrisonandstateof Vest Virginia, have made a I new and useful Invention in a Glass-CylindeiyHandling Truck, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates'to a truck or .carrier for liftin and transporting the. glass cylinder sections which are split and flattened into sheets in the manufacture of window glass by the cylinder process. The cylinders, as drawn, are lowered onto horses, where they are cut into sections about sixty inches in length. In order to split these sections longitudinally, it is, necessary or desirable to lift them fromthe horse, and remove them to separate supports where better access to the ends is had for split ting them by means of the splittingiron; It has been customary for the workmanto lift the section in" his arms from the horse and carry lit to the splitting support, but this involves rather heavy work, and may result in injury to the workman, if a section breaks while he is shifting it. The present invention is designed to provide a simple and effective carrier or truck which may be easilyoperated by the end elevation of the apparatus, the dotted lines similarly showing in this figure the parts in a position of use different from that of the full lines.

Referring to the drawings, the body ofthc truck is made up of the part-s 1, 4-, 5, 6 and 7 bolted together as illustrated, and mounted upon the pair of wheels 2, 2 and the small guide wheel 3. Mounted for rota tion in the body portion of the truck, is the shaft 8, preferably a pipe section, two bearing blocks 8" and 8 of cheap simple construction being preferably employed. This shaft carries at one end the handle 9, and at the other end, the T 10. Extending 'through the T is bar 11,3150 bra-ma a pipe section, which has one end bent at right angles, as indicatedat 12, while the tion by means ofsets'crews. i

i'The part 12 of thebaris:provided'with 'other'end is provided with acoun'terweight 3 two'pairs of collars 15,:15-and 15,-"15"between which collars are mounted for free rotary movement, the two rollers'i'llustrated inFig. 1. Theserollerspreferahly consist of a metal hub portion 14* (Fig. 2)- surrounded by a rim14 of some anti-scratching material, such as asbestos, it also being desirable that this material should'be somewhat yielding so as to avoid the'danger ofbreaking theglass if brought sharply into contact with the glass. Wood rolls might be employed or rolls havingcoverings of rubber or other materials having the desired characteristics, as above indicated.

Referringto Fig. 2, the referenceletter A indicates the position of the cylinder section 16, as supported upon the capping ofi horse, (not shown) which it is desired to lift and transport to the splitting supports at some pointtremote from the capping off horse. The handle 9 of the shaft 8 isturned so that it occupies a vertical position, thus bringing the arm 12 with its rollers 14 into alignment with the cylinder section, after which the truck is moved ahead to bring the arm 12 inside the cylinder section, as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 1. The handle 9 is then'rotated to horizontal position, bringing: the parts to the full line position indicated in the'drawings. This movement lifts the cylinder "section from the horse and shifts it laterally so. that it lies in alignment with the truck body as indicated in Fig. 2. The truck is now wheeled by. the workman to the splitting lsupportand the cylinder section is moved over such support. A rotation of the shaft 8 now permits the section to be lowered upon the support, after which the truck is moved endwise, withdrawing the rod 12 and its rollers from the cylinder'section. The use of the counterweight renders it easy for the operator to rotate the shaft 9-and there isno difiiculty in moving the.

ing of the glass cylinders perfectly safe. The advantages of the construction will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art.

IVhat We claim is:

1. In combination in a truck for carrying glass cylinder sections, a body provided with Wheels, a horizontal operating shaft jour nalled for rotation in the body, a lifting crank arm carried by the shaft and adapted to have its free end inserted into the cylinder sections, means for counter-weighting the crank arm, and a handle for turning said shaft.

2. In combination in a truck for carrying glass cylinder sections, a body provided with Wheels, a horizontal operating shaft journalled for rotation in the body, and carrying at one end a transverse bar, one end of which is directed at ri ht angles'to said bar and the other end of Which is counterweighted, nonscratching means on the first mentioned end of the rod for engaging the interior of the cylinder sections, and a'handle for turning said shaft.

3. In combination in a truck for carrying glass cylinder sections, a body provided with Wheels, a horizontal operating shaft journalled for rotation in the body, and carrying at one end a transverse ba-r, one end of which is directed at right angles to said barand the other end of which is counterweighted, non-scratching roller means'on the first mentioned end of the rod for engaging the interior of the cylinder sections, and a handle for turning said shaft.

In testimony whereof, We have hereunto subscribed our names this 22nd day of July U. 0. WRIGHT. C. H. WRIGHT. 

